Discovering the Qur'an
A Contemporary Approach to a Veiled Text
$86.56
- Paperback
360 pages
- Release Date
11 February 2004
Summary
This latest edition of Discovering the Qur’an includes a new preface by the author. Used by students around the world as a reliable guide to reading a translation of the Qur’an, it shows how the Qur’an is experienced by Muslims, describing the rhythmic and rhyme scheme structures, the context in which it is heard, the part played by learning by heart, and the importance of calligraphy. It is also about the Qur’an and its relationship to Muhammed, as well as helping to divine the ordering of t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781589010246 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1589010248 |
| Author: | Neal Robinson |
| Publisher: | Georgetown University Press |
| Imprint: | Georgetown University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 360 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 11 February 2004 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Based on a magisterial command of Arabic, English, French, and German sources [Discovering the Qur’an is] a major analysis of the internal coherence of the Qur’an, taking into account the interrelationship of structure, intertextuality, meaning, and sound. Muslim World Book Review An intelligent, sophisticated, and provocative book on a perplexing subject. International Journal of Middle East Studies
About The Author
Neal Robinson
Neal Robinson is a senior lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Leeds. He is also the author of Islam: A Concise Introduction (Georgetown University Press, 1999).
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